Chandigarh: 277 pledge to donate organs at Rose Festival

Chandigarh | Monday | 25th February, 2019

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A total of 277 people pledged their organs at the Rose Festival in Chandigarh on Sunday. AdvertisingThe ‘Be an Organ Donor; Be a Hero’ campaign was launched at the three-day festival by the Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (TOTTO) of PGIMER. One Raj Singh from Lucknow said his mother and brother have already pledged their organs which inspired him to do the same. Simran Preet Singh, a regular blood donor, not only pledged his organs but also also motivated his relatives to register for the cause. Tribute to CRPF martyrsThe last day of 47th Rose Festival at Rose Garden, Sector 16, witnessed a huge footfall and it was wound up with a classical music tribute to the CRPF martyrs, who sacrificed their lives during Pulwama terror attack..